SPARTAN NOTES: Completed his Spartans career in 2016...best times include 18:43.9 (6k), 24:28.4 (8k), 32:31.6 (10k)...2016-17 Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar.
2016: Competed four times…set personal bests in both 8K and 10K distances…at the Stanford Invitational (10/1) ran a major college-best 24:28.4 for 8k and finished 53rd…in the NCAA West Regional Championship ran 32:31.6 and finished 133rd, lowering her previous best in the event by more than one second.
2015: Competed in five races for the Spartans, scoring in three of them... Season best 18th place finish at the 6K Fresno State Invitational (9/11) with a time of 18:43.9... 8K season best 29th place finish at the USF Invitational (9/5) with a time of 26:13.5.
Spring Season Track Highlights: Competed in two distances, over four meets... Set personal record in the 1,500m at the Hornet Invitational (3/19) with a time of 4:01.67... Ran a personal record 15:12.19 in the the 5,000m at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2012 graduate of Gunderson High School in San Jose, Calif... Participated in cross country, track and soccer... Won scholar athlete of the year with a 3.96 cumulative GPA during his senior year... Has a personal record in the 5,000-meter with a time of 15:15.
MORE ON RAUL: A communication studies major... Enjoys running, going for a drives and hiking in his free time... Born in San Jose, Calif.
CAREER FINISHES
| 2016 | |||
| Race | Time | Place | Distance |
| San Francisco Invitational | 26:03.7 | 55th | 8k |
| Stanford Invitational | 24:28.4 | 53rd | 8k |
| Mountain West Championship | 27:04.4 | 63rd | 8k |
| NCAA Regional Championship | 32:31.6 | 133rd | 10k |
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2015 |
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Race |
Time |
Place |
Distance |
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USF Invitational |
26:13.5 |
29th |
8K |
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Fresno State Invitational |
18:43.9 |
18th |
6K |
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Stanford Invitational |
25:02.7 |
66th |
8K |
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Mountain West Championship |
30:28.61 |
58th |
8K |
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NCAA West Regional |
33:49.4 |
126th |
10K |